We bought a car, the VIN on the paperwork and on the vehicle don't match! What now? It has been

My husband, then boyfriend, bought a car. Put $5k down and we drove away. I discovered that the VIN on the car doesn%26#039;t match the contracts or registration. The down payment isn%26#039;t recorded on the contract or bill of sale either! I have contacted the dealer twice to no avail. I have contacted the Attorney General of the state and the finance company. Finance says they can%26#039;t do anything, dealership is ignoring me. We have been making payments on a car we can%26#039;t prove we bought.? How long does the state have to get back to us? How do we know if the vehicle we have was stolen or not? Is it still ok to drive it? With the VIN not matching the registration, although not our fault, it makes the registration invalid right? What other avenues do we have?

We bought a car, the VIN on the paperwork and on the vehicle don%26#039;t match! What now? It has been a year.?

You will need to go to the DMV for a revised title.

We bought a car, the VIN on the paperwork and on the vehicle don%26#039;t match! What now? It has been a year.?

Hm...my first thought is that the car is stolen. But if you bought it through a dealership, maybe it was a paperwork mistake?

I had a friend who lost the title to her car, and it took her three years to get a new one (it has to go from one state to another). I would keep trying to contact the dealership...maybe go down there in person and talk to the person who sold you the car? Do you have a title, and does THAT match? If you do...that%26#039;s a start.